These Ladder and Hatch Safety Devices meet US Army Corps of Engineer Requirements (EM 385-1-1) for horizontal grab bars.
"Fixed Ladder Handholds" - Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics article, October 2009
"Summary of Handholds" - article by Author, January 2010
This universal solution retrofits bar type side rails on fixed walk-through ladders
Fits tightly in seconds
Grab bars for the hands.
Horizontal bars are reliable.
Vertical bars are unreliable.Never hold side rails again!
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GrabSafe Literature and price sheets.
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* ISFP Newsletter 1996 article titled "Gripping Ability on Rope Motion," Report of Findings, October 1994. Study conducted by Kirk and Katie Mothney, British Colombia Council of Technical Rescue and "Ladder Rung vs.Siderail Hand Grip Strategies," Article in April 2000 Safety Brief, Triodyno, Inc. Paper authored by Ralph L. Barnett and Peter J. Pockynok.
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A worker was accessing an elevator pit ladder and held the side rail. His foot impacted a section of conduit agains the wall and he fell 6 feet into the corner of the pit sustaining a fatal cervical injury.
A worker was climbing down from a tank catwalk. He was 3 feet below the walk-through section when he lost his footing. He fell 12 feet to the concrete below and was critically injured.
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